Lakota Solutions - Automobile Body Repairer

Lakota Solutions, LLC•San Antonio, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Lakota Solutions LLC. is currently seeking an Automobile Body Repairer for a long-term position at Fort Sam Houston, TX. This positions will support the US Army.

Requirements

Candidate must be US Citizen
Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain Common Access Card (CAC)
Minimum 2+ years of experience with Automobile body repair
Minimum 2+ years of experience with Fiberglass repair
Minimum 2+ years of experience using a pneumatic grinder, sander, and other pneumatic tools
Minimum 2+ years of experience utilizing polyester resin and hardener to repair surfaces
Minimum 2+ years of experience using body filler and masking tape

Responsibilities

Repairs damaged fiberglass automobile bodies using pneumatic tools and knowledge of fiberglass repair techniques.
Cuts away damaged fiberglass, using air grinder
Smooths edges of painted surface using sandpaper or air-powered sander
Masks surrounding undamaged surface, using masking tape.
Cuts plastic separating film using shears, and tapes film to outside repair area.
Mixes polyester resin and hardener according to specifications and applies mixture to repair area
Soaks matting in resin mixture and layers matting over repair area to specified thickness
Peels separating film from repair area and washes surface with water, occasionally secures new panel to repair area using C-clamp.
Applies and spreads body filler manually to reestablish surface.
Manually files away excess filler to match original contour, smooths filler, using air sander, and cleans repair area with air gun.